Reviews tagging 'Death'

We Keep the Dead Close: A Murder at Harvard and a Half Century of Silence by Becky Cooper

24 reviews

osucat03's review

dark emotional medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Murder, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Classism, Gore, Homophobia, Medical content, Physical abuse, Death, Cancer, Cursing, Sexual assault, Stalking, Dementia, Suicide, Death of parent, Drug use, and Sexual content

candaceallison's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious reflective slow-paced

4.0

Overall, the book felt a little slow, but it was interesting hearing Becky’s process of uncovering what happened to Jane. I think it was a bit longer than it needed to be, some of it could have been cut out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Rape

Moderate: Misogyny and Sexual harassment

Minor: Sexual content

dustghosts's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual violence, Sexism, Classism, and Death

Moderate: Blood, Alcoholism, Violence, Stalking, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault

Minor: Cancer

books_and_cats_and_tea's review

challenging dark informative mysterious slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Murder, and Rape

kirstym25's review against another edition

dark informative tense slow-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, and Rape

stevienielson's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Abortion and Rape

growplantsreadbooks's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious

4.5

Too much to say... This is a golden example of respectful true crime writing. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Rape, Sexual assault, Abortion, Death, Murder, and Sexual harassment

grimdark_dad's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Pregnancy, Murder, Mental illness, Alcohol, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Blood, Sexual violence, and Medical trauma

mondovertigo's review

dark informative mysterious sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual violence, Blood, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Stalking, Infidelity, Homophobia, Eating disorder, Abortion, Alcoholism, Cancer, Dementia, and Terminal illness

sophiatartag's review

dark emotional funny informative mysterious sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Death, Grief, Murder, Sexual assault, Stalking, and Rape